It is a process

It is a process. I have said it, I have explained it to my students, friends, and co-workers but it got me. As I look back over this year, and all that has happened with me, tears welled up in my eyes from the ah-ha moment, or epiphany from this – God gives you the vision, the dream, shows you your purpose, or the place you will be. Yet, he never tells you the process you will have to go through to get to it. He does not tell you there will be death of a child, parent or loved one, you or a loved one will endure cancer, there will be divorce, you will have hell on your job, your name will be scandalize, etc. Like he didn’t tell Joseph, he would have to go to the pit, the prison, the palace, or that David, you will be hunted, and you will not get into the palace for at least 14 years. Nor did He tell Rahab, she would be known for her house of chaos, before she would be wonderfully converted and blessed, then become the mother of Boaz, grandmother of Obed who was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David; you know the rest of the story. But she had to go through some stuff. No, it is not told to us because God knows we cannot handle it. The irony is, we saw all of this happen to Jesus, as he lived his destiny and walked in the favor of God. Yet, we never care for the process, and unlike Jesus we do not submit to God’s will or way with our heart, soul and mind. Specifically, when it is extremely difficult something we do not like, we blatantly ignore God. We do what we want, and then wonder why things are so hard, why is it taking this long to get what I was promised. Well, every time we refuse the process that gets us to or closer to our promised destiny, we have to go back. We have to deal with the madness that has been created by our disobedience, and arrogance. We say, God knows what is best for us, but act like we know best. Yet, we repeat on more occasions than anyone of us can count Romans 8:28-29, and yet we still resist the order and process of God. See, God does not put negative things in our lives, but he allows it, and he uses it. As we learn to live our purpose, and build our faith understanding of why we were put here on earth. Our life is a testimony to God, and his greatness because it is not, and never has been about us. It is all process, cry if you have to, scream, yell, do what you need to move forward but know God has not forsaken you because in crisis when we submit and obey. When we are in crisis mode, if we let go and let God, regardless of what happens, we are able to see ourselves in light of God’s grace…we make the choice but we never choose the consequence and the ripple effect impact… When will we submit to the process, and believe God does all things in his perfect and prophetic time!

Why didn't you say something??!

Gen. 3:6;11-12- When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate…And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?" The man said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate." (NASB)

This is a familiar passage of scripture that we have read. However, I am not going to speak on the issue of the hierarchy for the family according to God. I am taking a different approach to these verses. In the first verse, it said the woman ate it, and then gave it to her husband. Now, the question is this – why didn’t he say something? Instead he just set back, watched her eat the fruit, and then he ate it too. He knew the serpent was wrong, and what God had told him but instead being obedient, he decided to do what the woman said. How many times have we sat back, and watched others do what is wrong by just being silent and going along. However, when the mess hits the fan, we decided to throw our hands up and point the finger, redirecting the blame. Not wanting to owned, we were an accessory to the actions, behavior, or problem but we were. Even though we know better, we do not do better because we are not convinced of what we know. It does not fit in our ideology or desires, thus, we do not do. We are many times like Adam, and sit back letting the madness ensue around us, partaking, and enjoying but when we are called on the carpet, we throw everyone else under the bus. Not only that, we try to place in a backhanded way, the blame on the person who is in the authority position. Like Adam did, when God asked him, who told him he was naked, and if he eaten from the tree? Adam came back with, the woman you gave me, gave me this fruit and I ate. In other words, it is your fault because gave me her, and this is the reason I did this. Really?!! He never answered the question asked. He only gave a redirect of the conversation. He started maneuvering in the analytic bent we use today, and mastered in our verbal exchange. All because they both got caught up in the manipulative mind of the serpent, who confuse them, and refocus their mind. The question is how did he do that? The same way, it is done today; he spoke to our ego, and our desire to be smarter than we are, and only results us being the fool. Now I have two questions for you - who is the serpent in your life that is making you lose focus, redefine the truth you know, and put you in a place of where your nakedness is shown literally and metaphorically, and why are we willing to submit to man’s logic over the one who create man… You make the choice, but know you do not make the consequences….something to think about …wink